Lyndon Baines Johnson · CatalogLyndon Baines JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson · CatalogLyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) won election in his own right in 1964 after succeeding Kennedy.
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Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) won election in his own right in 1964 after succeeding Kennedy. His 1965 inaugural treats the oath as belonging to the whole people and ties American destiny to justice as well as prosperity.
Lyndon Johnson took the oath on 20 January 1965 at the East Front of the Capitol, two months after defeating Barry Goldwater with more than 61 percent of the popular vote. He had become President fourteen months earlier at Kennedy's death, had signed the Civil Rights Act in July 1964, and was preparing the legislation he called the Great Society.